angel1101
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Hi,
I am a pediatric biller and we are seeing a lot of children coming in for Tick bites. This specific situation is a child that presented with a tic on the shoulder that he got while at school. Would I code this visit with S40.272 Other superficial bite of left shoulder and T63.484A Toxic effect of venom of other arthropod undetermined and Y92.219 for unspecified school as the place of occurrence of the external cause. I don't think using the insect bite codes are correct because the Tick is not considered non venomous. Please any advise is appreciated!! Thank you, Angela
I am a pediatric biller and we are seeing a lot of children coming in for Tick bites. This specific situation is a child that presented with a tic on the shoulder that he got while at school. Would I code this visit with S40.272 Other superficial bite of left shoulder and T63.484A Toxic effect of venom of other arthropod undetermined and Y92.219 for unspecified school as the place of occurrence of the external cause. I don't think using the insect bite codes are correct because the Tick is not considered non venomous. Please any advise is appreciated!! Thank you, Angela